Well really it was day two. That afternoon I saw the Big Bus go by with plenty of folks in the upper deck enjoying quite the view. Then I noticed one has the ability to hop-on and hop-off at any of their stops.
Hmmm.
Pointed it out to Geogal who thought it was a great idea. We drive to downtown, leave the car in a garage then hotfoot it to the closest Big Bus stop. Which in this case was the Field Museum.
We're aboard. Our guide for this bus is Manny. He has the gift of gab and isn't afraid to share his views on everything from high-rise condos to restaurants. Once we get near the Hard Rock Cafe/really big McDonald's location he asks if any of the riders have partaken in Chicago cuisine. We indicate we ate Chicago dogs at Portillo's, save for the child. Geoana admitted she just had chicken tenders at that local eatery.
Manny would not let her live that one down. The next several minutes consisted of barbs regarding going to one of Chi-town's places of local pride and ordering.....chicken tenders. Not a Chicago dog. Not the Italian roast beef either.
All in good fun.
We got off where we started, at the Field Museum. Geogal wanted to see Sue, the dinosaur bones found in South Dakota. After spending the afternoon there all three of us decided we had spent enough time on our feet. Time to retrieve the vehicle and head back to the hotel.
Tomorrow, more Chicago sights. I'll leave you with a couple of pics.
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